Carn Loch na Gobhlaig

Rising above the eastern shores of Loch Ness near Fort Augustus, this 716m Hump offers a remote and rugged experience far from the busier Munros. Its terrain is typical of the Monadhliath fringes—heathery and often peat-haggish—rewarding the persistent walker with an isolated summit and a sense of true Highland wilderness.

• •The name translates from Gaelic as the ‘Cairn of the Loch of the Little Fork’, referring to the nearby Loch na Gobhlaig which sits in a forked depression just to the west of the summit.
• •From the top, the view stretches across the Great Glen to the high peaks of Glen Shiel and the distinctive profile of Meall Fuar-mhonaidh rising above the opposite side of Loch Ness.
• •Typical of the Monadhliath, the ascent requires navigating a pathless expanse of heather and peat hags, making it a much quieter alternative to the popular hills closer to the main road.
• •While the 'fork' in its name refers to the loch, walkers who find themselves knee-deep in a Monadhliath peat hag may feel there are other, more choice words for the terrain.